Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-02
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES,

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$3.50 list. q greater number than has y,
been produced by All,he sons Of RysiJks
Hamble,oniAn ,ha, have ever stood IN
New England. This statement is 90;
inleaied 10 di.parass the H.mbls'oai,n'.
Every school boy know. that The lI.mble-
,onian family !, sdouble distance aheal o!
al o,h,r'. snI Increasing iis lead ,vsry
week I, i,a question II a hlf'' ever
lived. no, even execp,isg 'h- ,,nosn'd
,ro'iins sire Blue Ball. that, loc.ifd In
Nes Engl.nd under ihr sane condition,
u Dini-l L,mbefi, c5gli have pioiIced
greater numbsr Of .p.,dy uoiefs.
Many attribute his grand ,acce-, 10 he
fact that hi, dam was daughter Of o.d
Abdall.h Thi. !. doubllcs. correct.
Abd.llAh also ~, the dam, of twenty
oac other stations. including Harold.
TIA, have slfeady produced $50 iro,ier'.
and several more that have no, Sc, A.
,sincd hat distinction; set, % hr as
numbers ate coaeernsd. the record. sho~
,ha, Daniel Lambert has produced
greater number of uo,,er. that have
beaten $50 than any other three stations
whose dams were by this same AbdallAh.
Many argue ,hs, the L,mberis are no,
race korss. WIS. stallion has ever got
race kon,s from the same elias. Of dams
What success did Mambrino Chief. Die
tAior. Elseiioneer. add George Wilkes
have in getting iro,isrs while standing Ia
the North, The records furnish the
most conclusive Arguments. Compare
the 2:3O lists of all the great sifes ana
lJzs the breeding Of the dams cf their
best performers note the average Of their
get. and the average number OF heats
won In 2.3O or better. These are the
fact. which determine the quality Of the
get Of these noted .iTcs. Some OF the
Tamtefis have faulis. What family is
there which has nol' May Of them are
inlinsd 10 be ho,.hesdsd in company. and
take hold Of the iron stronger than IL
desirable. From what source did they
inhsri, this propensiiyl Ask old horse
men, who knew the chascierisiies
Of ,hA, gamey, why, re.oluie. 1873
hand. bay. inbred Messenger. known as
Old AblAllah. which was never broken
TO harness. bu, from whose loins have
decended neatly al the flyers that have
placed their mark. a, from 2:lj to 2:OSi.
Throw away prejudice and give the Nor.
gaIs ius, what credit the records show
ihA, they deserve"
The handsome four.yeu.oli stallion
Capt. wedsewool. owned by I. i.
Richardson Of Norway. recently showed
fall mile on the Oxford County track
in 2.i2-la,, quarter in 10 seconds a
$40 gait. This. taken with his fine
uo,,ing action. choice breeding -being
by wedgewood. 2;l0. dam. Capiiola.
2:2?I-sives US no reason to doub, but
,hA, with age and handling he will De.
yelop into one Of the tastes, iro,iing
stations ever raised in Oxford County.
Mr.. George Coles brood mare, Alice.
by Ledo soa Of Hambletonian. dam by
son Of Drew. grand dam by Old Eaton.
has lately foaled mic, colt by Harbin-
ger. son Of Almon,. Alice Is the dam
Of several very valuable colts, one Of
which. Almon, Isdo. by Gen. wi,hers.
sold when two years old for $1,000;
and $1,000 was refused for bis full
brother, Thomas Carlyle. now owned by
Wheeler s. True Of South Paris. previous
to hi. being purchased by his present,
owners who were lucky enough to get
him considerably less on account OF his
having 10 be sold to elosc out al estate.
Mr.. A. II. Williamson Of Norway has
a very stylish flly two years old from
this mare also by Hsrbinger which bids
fair to ,ro, fast. We are Informed ,ha,
Mr.. Cole talks Of breeding Alice the
present season to Rinoldo, son Of Nam
brino Dudley.
The stallion Major Boone, by Daniel
Boone, dam by Rober. Bonner. Jr. Is
showing well in bis exercise and bids
fair to tro, fast with proper training.
His half.brother, Baby Dean. owned by
Rob. Dean has covered thirty. zine mares
the present season, 90 We are informed.
lie will now be handled for speed. aad
will be shown a, the August meeting Of
the Oxford County To,ling h'ne
Breeders Association.
Mr.. J. ID. Williams purchased no,
long since three good horses for j. q.
Young OF Mil,oa, Mnsacaasei,s,-one
of Al. Yates, one Of Joe. Tuft, add one
of George Cooke. all Of South Paris and
vicinity. The Walker mare owned
jointly by Williams and Young. has been
bred TO Rockeiello~, son of EleciiOnser,
the great California .ire. dam by Clark
Chief, son Of Mambrino Chief. The
other mare owned by these parties lately
foAlsd fac colt by Thomas Carlyle.
The writer Of these notes Il also keep
ing a nice looking mare for Mr.. Yoing,
said TO have been bred by Daniel Lam
bert. We have tr,d her to Rinoldo and
,xpec, to have halt interest Ia the pro.
dace. We have Ilso bred orc mare
to CyIil. soa Of G.epsrm. and shall breed
ano,her one soon 10 Thomas Carlyle.
Ia speaking u MiIl.rd Stevens colt in
the DEMocRAr OF tso weeks ESQ. the
types made Us say that Lis MAZE had =
nice large raeker. when il should have
said sucker.
Charles T. Thsyer Of South Paris has
been drivin, an extra good .joinied, dark
roam, three.year-Old flly DIVIDED by Gid.
Fletcher Of Buck6eld. and 50. BY Goh''
Won Mal,ke. Jr, out CT the old gray
mare formerly owned by DR.. l. Rounds
OF South P.rp. The old mare Is now
owned by Benjamin Maxim Of Buekhsld,
aud has a nice colt At present got by
Thayer Brothers Prince I.
We should be pleased to hear from,
any one in Oxfo,d County who has any
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